Any dog used in our breeding program must have a wonderful temperament, natural hunting ability and be trainable.
One of
the dogs they used in their breeding program was a red dog named Rags, who belonged to Frank Jones» boss, Jack Cooke.
All dogs used in her breeding program are CERF normal, OFA patella normal and BAER normal.
Not exact matches
Due to the inherited nature of this disease,
dogs with CDA, their parents, and their siblings should not be
used in breeding programs.
These are
dogs that have been
used in our
breeding program and are now retired, or been
used as stud
dogs in the past.
All toy poodles
used for
breeding are Clear, including outside stud
dogs that we may
use in our
breeding program.
We recommend that
dogs affected with
breed related KCS not be
used in breeding programs.
Consider for
use in a
breeding program only those
dogs that are physically sound and of good temperament.
This can make things more complicated when it comes to
breeding decisions, guarantees etc., but no good breeder would deliberately
use a
dog in their
breeding program which has a known hereditary problem.
For breeders, CHIC provides a reliable source of information regarding
dogs they may
use in their
breeding programs.
While Poodles and Smooth Collies are not
used as commonly
in professional Service
Dog Training
Programs, these
breeds have also proven that they possess the characteristics needed for a good service animal.
My study of
dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved
in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter
dogs not
used for competition, show, or
in a responsible
breeding program.
Due to the enormous expense involved, breeders usually only test the
dogs that are
used in a
breeding program.
Unfortunately, the
breed came close to extinction by the end of World War I, though a small number of
dogs were preserved and
used to start a
breeding program in the 1950s.
For Breeders - Permanent identification and central data storage provides breeders with a reliable source of information about
dogs they may be planning on
using in their
breeding programs.
Just don't
use a
dog that is a carrier
in a
breeding program.
The trend does seem to be toward proprietary
breeding programs, although many of the stock, if not
used as guide
dogs will also compete
in the more usual kennel club events.
We understand the
breed; we
use our expertise to evaluate
dogs that come into our
program and match them with prescreened adopters
in order to find these lost
dogs an appropriate home.
Like all
breeds, the Havanese does have some genetic health issues and only those
dogs who have been screened prior to being
bred should ever be
used in a
breeding program!
Although the
program has mostly
dogs of many
breeds, mixtures and sizes, unlike other pet therapy
programs that
use only
dogs, CAP has
used other pets
in their therapy
program.
'' To register all
breeding dogs owned, leased, or borrowed that are
used in their Goldendoodle
breeding program, including Golden Retrievers, Poodles, and Goldendoodles, and any derivatives, prior to any mating taking place.
Testing for this genetic condition has been helpful
in reducing the number of Greyhounds affected by neuropathy, as Greyhounds that carry these genetic traits should not be
used in any
dog breeding program.
[10] The Vizsla is considered to be a robust
dog, but some localized
breeding programs using a small number of
dogs have led to heritable illnesses
in some offspring, including:
Because clinical signs may not appear until well after a
dog is
used in a
breeding program, it is essential to test for hypothyroidism before a
dog is
bred.
It is thought that such
dogs as the Schipperke, Keeshond, American Eskimo and German Spitz may have been
used in breeding programs to obtain the smaller
dogs we know today.
Offspring of those
dogs are also only to be
used in programs that
breed only to standard and may not be sold to breeders who do not follow the standard and ethics set forth by the BTCA.
If the
dog is unspayed / unneutered and was originally sold on full registration, seller / breeder MUST approve the home and / or
breeding program the
dog would be
used in prior to placement and also given contact information for the new owner.
CHIC provides a reliable source of information to breeders regarding
dogs that may be
used in their
breeding programs.
When responsible breeders
use healthy
dogs in their
breeding program, the offspring excel
in conformation and companion events.
He devotes much time and energy (and money) selecting the
dogs to be
used in his
breeding program.
While we do not yet know definitive
breeding schemes that are effective
in preventing hypothyroidism, the genetic basis
in several
breeds suggests that the
use of affected
dogs should be minimized
in breeding programs.
The CHIC
program helps breeders evaluate
dogs to
use in their
breeding programs, it helps buyers pick breeders who do health testing and verifies that a pup's parents have been screened.
We have proudly donated our labs to Leader
Dogs for the blind
in MI for
use in their
breeding program.
The CHIC registry data can be
used by breeders
in determining which
dogs are best for their
breeding program.
It is important to have an ophthalmologist examine a
dog that may be considered for
use in a
breeding program.
Those young adult
dogs with entropion should not be
used in a
breeding program as the condition appears to be hereditary.
These Inuit
dogs were later
used in a
breeding program that crossbred them with Huskies, Malamutes and German Shepherds.
The
program focused on
breeding of pedigree
dogs in the UK and how the small number of available lines
used for
breeding has caused a rash of health problems
in a lot of
breeds.
DNA from these
dogs was submitted mainly for coat color or hyperuricosuria mutation testing and
used in breeding programs.
However, conscientious breeders take care to understand their own
breed's genetic predispositions and to do appropriate health screening prior to
using the
dog in a
breeding program.
The current version of the AAHA - AVMA Canine Preventive Healthcare Guidelines recommends the
use of genetic testing
in dogs and if I see one of the
breeds on the list for a MDR1 mutation, I would test that
dog prior to administering chemotherapy, if the test had not be performed as part of a preventive healthcare
program.
Defined physical traits called «points of conformation» are
used to judge
dogs in shows, and the champions are
in high demand for
breeding programs to make the next generation of pups the very best.
In this
program, the breeder tests thyroid again just prior to
using the
dog for
breeding.
All
dogs used in a decent
breeding program should have a well - documented history, which should include the history of their parents and siblings.
This could be done, for example, by selecting
breeding dogs according to genotype probabilities estimated with the kind of a computer
program used in this study.
Dogs with FSF should not be
used in breeding programs and should be neutered.
«10 Delise, based upon her study of fatal attacks over the past five decades, has identified  poor ownership / management practices involved
in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of the household for purposes other than as family pets (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter resident
dogs not
used for competition, show, or
in a responsible
breeding program.4
Alternative Methods of Birth Control Animal Transport for Adoption Asilomar Accords: Definitions Behavioral Pharmacology Birds as Pets
Breed - Specific Bans
Breed - Specific Legislation Community Cats and Community Cat
Programs Criteria for Responsible
Breeding Dangerous
Dog Laws Data Collection & Reporting Declawing Cats
Dog Chews / Treats Euthanasia Exotic Animals as Pets Hoarding Hybrids as Pets Keeping Pets and People Together Law Enforcement Response to Potentially Dangerous
Dogs Licensing Mandatory Spay / Neuter Laws Microchips Ownership / Guardianship Pound Seizure Pet Cloning Pet Identification Pets as Gifts Pit Bulls Protection of Animal Cruelty Victims Responsibilities of Animal Shelters Surgical Procedures for Resolving Undesirable Behavior The
Use of Taste - Aversive Additives
in Antifreeze Training Aids and Methods Zoos and Aquariums
As a result, many of these
dogs live
in his house to the day they die, as treasuered pets, even though they are no longer
used in the
breeding program, either because they have already contributed or because they can not make the contribution he wants.
«Tiger striped» (brindle) and dapple (merle)
dogs were
used in sheep herding and
in breeding programs for a while.